Ipswich City CouncilFestival of Theatre Events
Tickets may be purchased during business hours at our box office or by phoning 3810 6100. Feedback on the program and online ticketing is welcome. Please email your comments to us. The KookaplatawombarooA Mini-Musical for Tiny Tots (ages 3 to 8)
Tuesday 7 July 10am and 11.30am
The Kookaplatawombaroo is a unique Australian character who hears some musicians performing and desperately wants to join in. Will he find his big-loud-singing - voice in time to have musical fun? Bring your own cushion for up-close interaction or take advantage of the seating provided. School and care groups welcome. Presented by X-Collective in The Cunningham Room. All tickets $8 Purchase Tickets Online Hannah & Miley: Best of Both Girls ShowAn exciting afternoon performance
Saturday 11 July 4pm
The Hannah & Miley Tribute Show featuring all the hit songs made famous by Hannah and Miley performed by Clasina with her live band. Now you can witness the excitement of Hannah and Miley live on stage with Clasina performing in the ultimate tribute! As Clasina brings to the stage an action packed tribute to Miley and Hannah in this 2 hour singing and dancing extravaganza performing so many of the hit songs: Rock star, If We Were A Movie, The Other Side Of Me, Life's What You Make It, I Miss You, One In A Million, and lots, lots more.. All tickets $29.90Sinatra's 10th Anniversary ConcertFeaturing Max Miller and Big Band
Friday 17 July 7.30pm
Come Fly Away with Max Miller and his 11 piece All Star Swing Big Band as they celebrate the golden voice and timeless music of Frank Sinatra. Max has the same vocal style, relaxed stage presence, charisma and wit as the legendary crooner and pours the same feeling, passion and complete artistry into every song. Max worked with one of the world's greatest cabaret artists, the late Sammy Davis jnr in the 80's and he was so impressed, he presented Max with his own Sinatra orchestrations, including "Birth of the Blues" written by Sammy's Musical Director, George Rhodes. Enjoy Max Miller with his breathtaking arrangements in this superb tribute to the legendary Frank Sinatra. Table seating for a caberet-sytyle evening. Adult $39 Conc $34 Child (U14) $20 Group 6+ $34 VIP $30 Menopause the MusicalThe hit Musical returns!
Friday 24 July 7.30pm
Saturday 25 July 2pm and 7.30pm
Half a million women can't be wrong! See it for the first time or see it again. You're guaranteed a night of fun and belly-aching laughter.
Adult $40 Conc $37 Limited seats available (Ph 3810 6100 10am-4pm M-F) Heaven Help UsA Senior's Concert
Tuesday 18 August 1.30 pm (Special Needs concert at 10am)
Ipswich Seniors concert group present another spectacular production. Offering a light-hearted look at the characters which form our local church communities, Heaven Help Us includes everything from the regular Parish Council meetings and choir practice to working bee rivalry and a ‘professional mourner'. A gentle, musical glimpse at life at the fringe of our churches by our most precious and talented senior performers. Be seated 30 minutes early for pre-show entertainment. All tickets $8 Purchase Tickets Online | More Info The Global Battle of the Bands! 1st Prize US$100 000: Ipswich RegionBe a part of the biggest and best band comp
Sunday 23 August 2.30pm
In a band? Got what it takes to go all the way? Sign up for the Global Battle of the Bands to strut your stuff. There are only two rules: no covers and no recorded music. All tickets $12
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The KurskAn inspiring true story of hope, courage and love.
Thursday 27 August 7.30pm
A Russian submarine mysteriously vanished in August 2000. The wreckage was eventually discovered on the bottom of the ocean with 23 survivors trapped inside. This extraordinary play reveals the true story behind the ill-fated submarine The Kursk. Compelling from beginning to end, the pressure is extreme and the stakes are high. The sailors wait helplessly, trapped 80 metres beneath the sea. On the surface their rescuers work frantically. Many have friends trapped on board. Admiral Popov, their leader, is under extreme pressure to succeed at all costs. If he doesn't, there will be a nuclear disaster in the Atlantic. All the while families and loved ones are desperate for any news. A young woman waits for her sailor, as he writes her love letters while trapped inside The Kursk. The Kursk is a thriller, a mystery and a love story. $ CALL OUR BOX OFFICE for info about $20 tix!! Tickets Adult $28 Child (U18) $22 and Conc $25 Sonya Hartnett's "Thursday's Child"Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People (Suitable for 12-16 years) |
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Tuesday 10 & Wednesday 11 February (All performances sold out)
David Strassman has big news on his 2009 Australian tour - it's "Ted E's Farewell Tour". Tragically, the much adored Ted E Bare is announcing his show biz retirement.
As hilarious as ever, the show is a star-studded tribute to Ted E Bare's greatest showbiz moments.
Wednesday 18 February 2009 Thursday 19 February 2009 (Both performances sold out)
Be taken to another dimension! You'll be lead towards your dark side in this recreation of the cult classic crowd favourite from the 70s with this new and re-vamped version for your horrific enjoyment! This Show oozes sexuality, sensuality and the dark thoughts that people think but don't talk about.
With platinum records spanning four decades, Smokie's signature sound is a combination of hook-laden songs and distinctive soft-rock harmonies. Relive all the classic hits like Living Next Door to Alice, Have you ever seen the rain, Oh Carol, Lay back in the arms of someone and many more.
Mozart's music, glorious and sacred in a special way, offered in its original beauty by some of the brightest, strongest, sweetest voices in Australia today ... but with a difference. Co-Opera's Magic Flute is set in a 60s restaurant! Naughty but great fun in a relaxed style of cabaret presentation.
Thursday 12 & Friday 13 March (Both performances sold out)
The show that has the critics raving, women cheering on their feet, and men gasping with amazement. Packed with song, dance, thigh slapping characters and knock out comedy, Busting Out! offers practical demonstrations for your drooping assets that will have you both laughing and dancing in the aisles.
Friday 20 March
The Cat Stevens story presented by Paul Dillon and the Tillermen.
Featuring Gerard O`Donoghue and The Premiers. Gerard performs a wonderful selection of the popular classics of our time. Songs such as `Unchained Melody`, You`ll never walk alone`, American Trilogy and many more. Supported by the Premiers, one of Australia's top bands, Gerard then takes you on a musical journey through the songbook of the late great Roy Orbison.
An afternoon of choral music and band items, featuring the magnificent full chorus of the Ipswich Orpheus Chorale conducted by Major Neville Hammond (ret), the Young Orpheus Singers and special guests the Australian Army Band Brisbane.
Wednesday 15 April 2009
The finest entertainer in the country, David Campbell, performs his best show to date - "The Good Loving' Tour 2009".
deep blue immerses its audience in powerful music, superb sound and artistic visual projections. deep blue combines the atmosphere of a club with the rich sound of an orchestra and the stage presence of a rock band.
Celebrating 100 years of Ipswich Thistle Pipe Band in a spectacular show featuring massed pipes and drums, the hauntingly beautiful voice of Kathleen Procter-Moore, Celtic music by Tullamore Tree, The Thistle Highland Dancers and the Watkins Academy of Irish Dance, as well as special guests, The Birralee Blokes Choir.
Tuesday 21 April (performance sold out)
Ancient Roamin's is set in Ancient Rome with a plot revolving around the betrothal of Hero (Nero) to Cleo (Cleopatra) in a love triangle with Smartyass (Spartacus). It is set in the atrium of a senator's villa with a mad servant, Brutus, intent on killing the Senator Claud (Claudius). Written and directed by Kev Hallewell, featuring talented Ipswich Seniors in music, intrigue and comedy.
Ireland's biggest selling Irish artist in his first ever concert tour of Australia, at the Ipswich Civic Hall.
"My music appeals to all age groups and along with the traditional Irish classics I cover many contemporary pieces and songs that everyone knows and loves. There is something to please everyone - I promise!"
Paul Kelly, his band and special guest Charlie Parr will emabrk on a national tour to celebrate the recent release of "Songs of the South - Volume II".
One of the world's greatest songwriters, he has chronicled our country's beauty, scars and desires as well as his personal insights which know no borders. His song writing career has spanned more than 30 years. Appearing in Ipswich Civic Hall for one night only.
Leonard Bernstein's much loved musical tells the story of the relentless gang warfare between the Jets and the Sharks. How can love blossom amidst the hatred that saturates the streets of the West Side? How can these young people hope for anything better than the lousy world they live in?
West Moreton Anglican College brings this "Romeo and Juliet" of gangland New York to life, with all its glorious characters and unforgettable tunes.
This year the Melbourne Comedy Festival 2009 is bringing the laughs to you!
Great stand up, music, weird and wonderful characters - all this and more will be delivered in a huge night of comedy.
Sunday 24 May (performance sold out)
Experience a spectacular evening of traditional Irish dance, music and song enhanced by stunning costumes, lighting and sound.
Legend, folklore and enchantment are interwoven in a voyage of discovery that explores the sound and spirit of the Emerald isle.
Evermore comes to Ipswich as part of a national tour to celebrate the release of Truth Of The World: Welcome To The Show, one of the most ambitious albums you'll ever hear.
A grandiose piece of music that plays out like a modern brave new world rock opera, its foundation is built on a fictional news broadcast and branches out to paint aural pictures of a space saturated with cheap consumer pleasures, ads, channel-surfing sound effects and catchphrases woven into a rich musical tapestry.
Walking by Apple Tree Creek - 27 May 2009 A La Boite Theatre Company Production. A funny, truthful and deeply moving journey. Join two grey nomads, Del (Carol Burns) and Stan (Bob Newman) on their great Australian dream of selling the house, buying a mobile home and hitting the road.
Now they must face the big things in their own lives... their past and their future.
Peter Powers is well known for his many appearances on the Footy Show where he hypnotized Fatty Vautin and other members of the show. His shows are unique, fun-packed with loads of surprises.
Having sold more than 250 000 albums, Troy Cassar-Daley is one of Australia's most awarded and recognised singer/songwriters. He has achieved four Gold records, 13 Golden Guitar Awards and was recently presented with the 2008 CMA Global Country Artist Award.
Hosted by Ipswich's "Miner Chords" over 20 barbershop quartets and eight choirs will compete during the day in front of interstate and international judges to win a place in the evening concert. The evening consert then presents the 'best of the best' in full flight. Featuring reigning champions "The Blenders" and the "River City Clippers".
Wednesday 3 June - Cunningham Room
Melbourne guitarist and vocalist Nick Charles and Brisbane Guitarist Tim O'Brien are performing their mix of instrumental styles that cover pieces from elegant, cool classics to high energy pieces that use the guitar body as percussion. Presenting a musically captivating and entertaining showcase of contemporary acoustic guitar in this perfomance Nick and Tim will entrance you.
Thursday 4 June
Noiseworks shot to mainstream fame in 1986 with their debut single "No Lies", which instantly became an ARIA top 20 hit. Quickly following were chart anthems "Take me back", "Love Somebody", "Welcome to the World", and "Burning Feeling", all spawned from their debut album "Noiseworks", which charted with multiple platinum sales.
Morning Melodies presents Trevor Knight in the special tribute show. Featuring all of John Denver's best-loved songs, the concert also includes Trevor's own award-winning compositions on the 6-string and 12-string acoustic guitars and the rousing bluegrass 5-string banjo.
The man behind the highest-selling Australian single of all time "AUSTRALIANA" is coming to Ipswich! Don't miss your chance to see this truly Australian performer live on stage in one side-splitting comedy event.
Dance of Colours explores Myths of the world through music and dance with a kaleidoscope of dance from around the globe. Performers from Australia, Israel, Greece, India and Lebanon will mesmerise you with their interpretation of Pandora's Box, Persephone's Descent into the Underworld, King Midas and much more!
Thursday 18 June
An entertaining portrayal of married life and a baby boomer couple's search for fufilment. This tongue-in-cheek comedy focuses on an unexpected role swap. Can one marriage survive a tropical holiday, karaoke talent quest and a typhoon? Starring Greg McNeill as "Bob" and Amanda Crewes as "Carol".
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